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Anti-Sharia rally planned at state capital this week

Anti-Sharia rally planned at state capital this week

10:48AM

A rally is planned in Lansing this week in support of legislation to ban Sharia law in Michigan.

The bill is sponsored by State Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandville). It makes no specific mention of Sharia. And Agema says his intent is not to single out the legal code of Islam.

“All this bill does – I don’t care if it’s coming from the United Nations or where it’s coming from,” said Agema. “If it’s anathema to our state Constitution or our federal U.S. Constitution, I’m just clarifying to the judges: don’t use it.”

The legislation has languished in committee for months without a hearing. Agema says he hopes the rally will convince Republican leaders in the state Legislature to take up the bill.

Muslim leaders in Michigan say the bill is a distraction from the state’s real problems. They say it can only serve to feed anti-Muslim sentiment.

“I think it’s unfortunate that instead of dealing with the real issues such as the suffering economy and the crime rate that we have here in Michigan, that Mr. Agema is involved in these hijinks such as protesting this non-existent threat,” said Dawud Walid of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Michigan.